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Let’s hop back in time
to revisit the subject
of Christian Art as
it was portrayed
many years ago
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In the
Spring of
1907
The Magazine of Christian Art
began a monthly publishing
run that continued through
December 1908
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They all conform
to a similar format
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For example,
every issue has
a few pages about
Saints and Symbols
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There are many
photos of churches
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…
and some of them
show floor plans
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In addition to
articles on architecture,
anything crafted for worship
is covered in detail. I learned
about scupture and carving,
vestments and frescoes,
altars and fonts
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Chalices,
Chasubles
& Chancels
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Embroidery
& Crafts
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Painting,
Illustration
& Decoration
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Although informative,
many of the articles were highly
critical, some bordering on
righteous indignation
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Some of the
writing was so dense
I couldn’t comprehend
the point being made
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Maybe I should
feed the following text
into an AI and request
a summary
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Every issue contained advertisements,
which I don’t consider worth showing,
but one of the entries in this list of
‘A Few Important Books’
caught my eye
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While I’m grateful
that this historical record exists,
and happy to have discovered it
and learned from it, I have
to admit the experience
was unpleasant
at times
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I found
Volumes 1-4
as digital downloads,
but couldn’t find anything
past V4 December, 1908
nor could I find any
source that had
more info
.
If you’re interested
in seeing some of the full
issues, here’s a link to
Volumes 1&2
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Let’s leave those
publications in
the past
…
and return to
the subject of
Biblical Art
!!!
seeya soon
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